Interview with Original Gosu Captain, Babyowl

It's never easy when you're looked upon favourably in a tournament, then only to have your bottom handed to you on a platter then left out to dry.  This was the fate of Original Gosu also known as LoLCats at the time.

But here they are, back again and ready to prove that last tournament was just sheer bad luck and bad timing.

We interviewed Captain extraordinaire, BabyOwl!

Player profile 
Name: BabyOwl
Age: 28
Current Team: OG
Headset: Combo AKG headphones and Live Pro mic
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech 510 - The counterstrikers mouse of choice.
Essential tournament food: Jolt Cola - Blackcherry 2 bottles eating is for quitters.

G’day, mind introducing yourself to the Canberra DOTA2 scene?
I am your standard White boy with a dream, I started gaming way back in the CS alpha and original Starcraft days, progressed through to WC3 and was introduced to Dota by RoseyTheMook. I passed on the torch to Who_House and a few others all of which became better than me #studentbecamethemaster. I jump at any chance to get as many of the original gang back together for a run.

The Student who will one day become the Master!

Are you able to introduce your team mates as well and their roles in the team?
BabyOwl - 5th spot and general sacrificial pawn, I am the unknown element in the team, am I out of place? Or is it a cunning ploy you wont know until you kill me. I run the ganks/rotations and I'm all about the heroic sacrifice to keep the carry alive... even when not needed.

RoseyTheMook - Every team needs a Kobe and Rosey is the blackest of the mambas, known through Canberra and the internet as a clutch player he will be running mid this tournament. Rosey was part of the original WCG crew that made it to Sydney and will be running a train on Mid and any willing cougars in the general vicinity.

Whos_House - Whos_House is the Keyboards only natural predator On several occasions i have heard House destroy a piece of gaming equipment or a knuckle. Voted PC Gamings "Most likely to throw an Elbow" 5 years running this baby faced slayer is running the 1 spot for the tournament.

Loach - Loaches gonna loach, what more can be said about our fiery 4th? When he’s not showing his snake to the general public he can be found performing aggressive and clutch ganks from where you’d least expect it. Whilst not part of the original squad he has definitely earned a spot in the team through reliably answering my texts/SKYPE.
Pupfish - One of my oldest gaming buddies Pupfish is our sleeper... literally the largest threat to the team is his ability to sleep anywhere. He will be interchanging with Who_House for carry/offlane depending on the line-up.  With a variety of heroes under his belt Pup serves as our gap fill to make our drafts a lot more dynamic.

This team's line-up is different from the previous one you've been in, do you expect to do just as well?
We are closer to the original squad with Rosey taking Dickie's place we have gained a serious boost in skill/role playing id expect a better performance this time round but once again the tournament has some skilled players and anything can happen!

Original Gosu rebooted

We expected bigger results last tournament, what happened with the recent performance?
Our first game was against a very strong team, even with the current line-up it was going to be a hard fought win. The second game came down to drafting errors and a few crucial mistakes with a bit of luck and focus id expect us to go further this time round.

We're bracing up for a pretty big solid tournament, what are you most looking forward to?
I just love a reason to game, nothing better than gearing up for a day of dota with mates. Bar the overall experience i am looking forward to playing some of the Sydney teams making their way to Canberra as they are full of names i remember from back in the day.

Some Interstate teams coming around this weekend, think you'll be able to handle it?
Without out sounding defeated there are some big players coming down this time and it is going to be difficult to match up, I am hoping to give them a run for their money but pulling off an overall victory is going to be very tough.

What are your thoughts on the Australian DOTA 2 scene?
It needs more events like this that are associated to an overall tournament like WCG, the only way for us to get better and get teams into the international scene is to improve the local competition. It’s like the A-League it is hard for players to progress when the competition isn't there to drive them on.
Back to our own local scene in Canberra, is there any teams that you’re familiar with and respect?
Last tournament I didn't recognize a lot of teams but this time i know who people are, there are a few teams that will definitely put on a good show but I'm not going to give any shout-outs they just need to earn their praise on the day!

Will we see you in future Canberra DOTA2 tournaments?
Every time I can put together a team I will, you never grow out of being a gamer each time we get closer to an original team reunite so hopefully next time we can run a team favoured to win!

Any last shoutouts?
Shoutouts to Chinky for organising another tournament in Canberra. Also big Shoutout to Eldestdad for showing us that being cooked is a way of life.